The truancy rate at Glenwood Elementary School rose to three percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
The school’s average daily attendance rate was 96 percent.
Students are considered chronically truant if they miss five percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Ball Chatham CUSD 5 saw a chronic truancy rate of five percent during the 2018-19 school year, while the statewide rate was 13 percent.
The school enrolled 667 students in the 2018-19 school year, and average daily attendance was at 96 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.
Glenwood Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2019 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
Glenwood Elementary School daily attendance rates 5-year trend
| Year | School | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| 2016 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| 2017 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| 2018 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
| 2019 | 96 | 95 | 94 |
